‰ NOW 25 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2014 QST PAGE 48‰ INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE DDS 2 SYNTHESIZER BOARD, PROGRAM THE RIT ADJUST DF ON THE SYNTHESIZER FOR A SHIFT OF 1 MHZ. THIS WILL PLACE THE VFO SIGNAL WELL OUTSIDE OF THE RECEIVER PASS BAND DURING KEY UP. ALSO PROGRAM TUNING STEP SP ON THE SYNTHESIZER TO YOUR PREFERRED TUNING STEP SIZE TYPICALLY 5 OR 10 HZ. TURN THE TRANSMITTER ON, BUT DONT CONNECT THE KEYING CIRCUIT TO THE KEY JACK OF THE TRANSMITTER JUST YET. FOR THE MOMENT INSERT AN OPEN 1/4 INCH PLUG INTO THE TRANSMITTER KEY JACK TO MAKE SURE THE TRANSMITTER ISNT KEYED. TUNE THE VFO TO THE DESIRED FREQUENCY AND ENABLE THE SPOT FUNCTION. TUNE YOUR RECEIVER TO THE OPERATING FREQUENCY. YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR THE VFO SIGNAL IN YOUR RECEIVER REGARDLESS OF THE POSITION OF THE KEY. DISABLE SPOT AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HEAR THE VFO SIGNAL IN YOUR RECEIVER ONLY WHEN THE KEY IS DOWN. THE SIGNAL IN THE RECEIVER SHOULD FOLLOW YOUR KEYING. THIS MEANS THAT THE RIT KEYING CIRCUIT IS WORKING PROPERLY. NOW, ‰ END OF 25 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ